The IRS is sending out over $330,000,000,000 of tax refunds. Therefore, lots of eateries are attempting to capitalize on this extra cash in taxpayers’ pockets, by providing giveaways and price reductions on April 18. Here is an overview of the tax day deals throughout America.

At Boston Market, the tax day offer consists of a half chicken dinner for $10.40. This is priced to reflect the form taxpayers have to complete. $11.77 is the normal price. At Outback Steakhouse, to access the tax day bargain, you have to visit their website then print off the fifteen percent discount coupon that is valid for April 18. Also, you can access this coupon on the restaurant’s mobile app.

The BLT Prime tax day deal offers a fifty percent discount on beverages on April 18. This is valid for the restaurants in Charlotte, Waikiki, Washington DC and White Plains. Also, it is valid for the restaurants at the Miami Trump National Doral Resort.

Schlotzky’s is offering free sandwiches. The tax day offer is a complimentary Original sandwich, if you purchase a thirty-two ounce drink and some chips. Also, fans can win prizes by uploading photos of their sandwiches to Twitter or Instagram, using the hashtag #TaxDayBites.

In Ohio, several locations in Dayton and Cincinnati are offering a buy a Big Mac/Quarter Pounder – and get another for eighteen cents.

TaxAct BizAdvance Helps Entrepreneurs Get Started Growing and Managing Their Business

TaxAct® is the lead provider of inexpensive tax preparation for the do-it-yourself (DIY) tax preparer, and now they are launching TaxAct BizAdvance™, a new online center with tools and lots of information on growing, managing, and starting out in business.

TaxAct BizAdvance gets customers connected with expert tools and resources so they can manage all stages of their own business for themselves.

TaxAct President JoAnn Kintzel says, “TaxAct has been helping businesses save money and time by assisting them in filing their own tax returns. Now we are taking it to another level. TaxAct BizAdvance connects business owners to the guidance and information from leaders in their industry, helping them manage the challenges as their business develops.”

TaxAct BizAdvance

Growing a business involves challenges. TaxAct BizAdvance is designed as the go-to destination for the latest news for business owners looking to better manage employees, control finances, and stay on a path to success. TaxAct BizAdvance is constantly improving its group of expert partners and products, providing entrepreneurs with the best available resources for starting, growing, and managing their business.

Business using TaxAct BizAdvance have easy use of BluePay for finding the payment process solution that is the best fit for them. BluePay delivers a secure payment process for POS (point of sale), mobile, and online purchases, and they offer a host of business software applications.

BluePay processes all kinds of transactions including, debit, credit, ACH, and reporting and reconciliation, making it fast and easy for any kind of business to manage any kind of payment.

2015 can be the year that you meet some major goals. A small amount of work at the start may lead to increased income and savings as 2015 comes to a close. Here are some straightforward ways to trim expenses and boost your income in the process.

Increase Your Income

Now would be a good time to review your withholding by taking another look at your W-4. There may be changes that lead to better use of your income.

Review your retirement benefits and health insurance, and be sure that you are taking advantage of things like flexible spending plans and beneficial retirement contributions. Things like an affordable health care plan and 401(k) can help lower your taxable income, and TurboTax 2014 may help you see just how much you can save.

Earn money by doing what you enjoy. Things such as playing the guitar, caring for animals, and craft endeavors are just a few examples of activities that can become steady sources of income. Turbo Tax 2014 can help you review these types of business activities and get helpful tax deductions.

Sell unwanted items. There are many online sites that may help you get rid of things you no longer want. You can get rid of clutter and earn extra cash as well.

Most people have their tax forms or financial documents in hand at this moment in time and that means that they are ready to start preparing their taxes for 2014. This means that they might be looking at the latest online tax software from places like Turbo Tax and H&R Block for their online tax preparation needs. Unfortunately, the new features offered by the likes of these companies can be confusing and hard to understand.

One of the new features offered by Turbo Tax is it’s mobile experience. With the push of a few buttons and the click of a camera, users of iOS or Android mobile devices can do exactly what their tax preparing counterparts using a PC or Mac can do with the ability to switch to and from these mobile versions of tax preparation software.

Taxes this year, like previous years for the likes of H&R Block, Tax Act, and Turbo Tax, software is also being offered for free. Unlike past versions of these free software programs, there are a few more features provided to those not willing to dish out a little cash for the premium versions of products. Turbo Tax has even started waiving the extra charge on state tax returns while many other online software programs have yet to.

With the influx of online tax preparation software versions comes the deletion of the CD versions of these same programs. Why have an extra desk or two laying around when consumers can simply go to a website and download the software without the hassle of pushing a few extra buttons. Most companies have CD versions still available, but that may not be true in coming years.

With all the new features that Turbo Tax has to offer, once you pass the Turbo Tax login screen, you are definitely in for a treat.

If you determine that you spent over 10 percent of your adjusted gross income (If you are over 65, the amount is 7.5 percent) on medical expense in 2014, you can potentially claim these expenses as a tax deduction. If you are using TurboTax 2014 to file your taxes, the TurboTax software will help you to figure out your medical expenses as it can potentially be a significant amount.

Deductible medical expenses include those of any dependent, as well as those of you and your spouse.

Expenses for medical costs are not deductible if you get reimbursed for them in some way; for example, your company pays you back for the cost of medical treatment. If your insurance company covers some of the cost and you cover some, the part that you pay is deductible.

If you charged your medical expenses to your credit card, you can deduct those charges, but keep in mind that the year in which you charged them is the criteria.

Using TurboTax will help you to accurately determine the type of medical expenses that qualify for a deduction, and these include doctor and dentist visits, as well as X-rays and other preventative treatments or procedures. Procedures such as teeth whitening, and most types of cosmetic surgery do not qualify for a deduction, unless an accident or disease necessitated the cosmetic surgery.

Prescription drugs and insulin are eligible for medical expenses deductions, as are the costs of visits to a psychiatrist or psychologist, alcohol or drug related treatment or rehabilitation, and the cost of sending a disabled person to a special school. Over the counter supplies and equipment are deductible, but not over the counter drugs and medication.

There are various other deductible medical expenses, and TurboTax 2014 will alert you to these, which include the cost of laser surgery, contact lenses, dentures, crutches and a wheelchair. Lactation expenses, participating in a stop smoking program, treating sexual dysfunction, removing lead paint and the cost of a nursing home are all eligible too.

If you are enrolled voluntarily in Medicare A, the amount paid out of pocket by you is eligible, as well as premiums for Medicare B. TurboTax will inform you that the premiums for an insurance plan sponsored by your employer are not deductible, although the premiums for long term care insurance are eligible.

TurboTax will help you to understand all of these possible deductions – you don’t have to be an expert when using TurboTax 2014!

Intuit is the maker of Turbo Tax, a leading tax-preparation software. During the Superbowl, they aired their advertisement with no mention of the recent squabbles with furious customers over their software.

Rather than address the problem, Intuit chose to simply state the benefits of their program, which was being able to file both state and federal taxes for FREE. Their ad displayed a Boston Tea Party reenactment with a small twist to it. While angry American Patriots were swarming a British Ship, tossing large boxes of tea overboard, the British Redcoats were able to stop them by offering them FREE tax filing.

The patriots end up accepting their offer, and then the ad transitions to George Washington, who is reversing his famous Delaware crossing. The voice-over makes this statement – “Alright, maybe this is not the way it actually went down, however, you can still file your taxes on Turbo Tax for FREE !”

Turbo Tax lets it be known that 60 million Americans will be able to file their returns for Taxes 2014, both state and federal, for FREE. Their website states that this offer applies to those who use forms 1040A or 1040EZ. It says there is no charge for filing a state return or the forms used for filing the Earned Income Tax Credit (this benefits the working poor).

Their website also has a list of its competitors charges for the exact same services, like on TaxAct or H&R Block. Their entire campaign ignores the cries of the outraged customers over the Turbo Tax Deluxe package for personal computers. Lots of people were surprised to see that the Turbo Tax Deluxe software for 2014 taxes, did not allow the electronic filing of Schedule Cs for business, Schedule Ds fo both capital gains & losses, and Schedule Es and Fs for rental properties or farms.

What the customers had to do for these privileges was to ‘upgrade’ to a paid version of the software. The cost was $30 over and above what the Deluxe version costs. There were some disgruntled users who already bought software from some of Turbo Taxes competitors (H&R Block and TaxAct), so H&R Block came out with a free version of their Deluxe product to those who had already purchased a Turbo Tax version. It seemed the war was on. All these people had to do was show proof of their purchase and switch over to the other side. Let the games begin!